Northwood R70-000

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You don't have to spend much time wandering about the nooks and crannies of this Shoreline Music website to discover that we really love Northwood guitars. We've been selling Mini-Jumbos and OMs for more than 15 years, and many, many of these have found happy homes.

But a recent custom order for one of John's deep-bodied 000 models really opened my ears—it had all the stuff I love about Northwoods: Rich sustain, note clarity, depth, projection, they're all there, but in an eminently playable short-scale package. So, of course, I had to start ordering more. The rosewood in this particular guitar gives it the expected lushness, and the 70-series trim (mostly just no abalone on the soundboard) saves a couple hundred bucks compared to the standard R80. This is a sweet guitar, and you're going to love it.

14-fret, deep-bodied 000

Engelmann Spruce top over Rosewood back and sides

Gotoh 510 tuners with ebony buttons

No onboard electroncis

Includes Hiscox hardshell case

Customer Reviews

I originally purchased another guitar but wanted something a little more special. So when I called John to explain that I would like to return it to order a custom-made guitar, there was no hesitation. As advertised, John honored Shoreline Music's generous return policy - no questions asked. Then I placed the order for my R70-14-OOO, and finally had it in my hands a few months later. And it was worth the wait.

Not having had a chance to play with it personally, I didn't know how it would sound in person. But the moment I started playing with it, it didn't disappoint whatsoever. Though it is a smallish bodied guitar, it generates a rather full sound with great resonance, clarity, sweet overtones, and surprisingly nice low end. It is what I always imagined an Engelmann/rosewood combination would produce, but I hadn't found it on any guitar ... until now. And after three months, my R70 sounds even more amazing as an all around guitar. It is a delight to hold and its sweet notes make it difficult to put it down. I recommend it without any reservation.